Perry Knotts/Getty Images Eli Manning may have fallen just short of being named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. But he still feels like he’s part of the 2025 class in his own way. “I competed against Jared Allen, so I feel like I was very helpful in … Read more
Jeff LegwoldFeb 6, 2025, 11:01 PM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff has been a … Read more
Jordan RaananFeb 4, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Jordan Raanan covers the New York Giants for ESPN and can be heard hosting on ESPN Radio. Raanan joined ESPN in 2016. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. Editor’s note: This story originally published Nov. 27, 2024. It has been updated to reflect the current status … Read more
Every year when the Super Bowl rolls around, the same figures — Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Patrick Mahomes — get all the same acclaim. Sure, they deserve it; they’re stars for a reason, after all. But what about the regular guys, the everyday NFL dudes who just happened to have the greatest game of their … Read more
Super Bowls can define careers. Perhaps no one knows that better than former Jets quarterback Joe Namath. While he was ahead of his time as far as passing is concerned, Namath probably wouldn’t be in the Hall of Fame if not for Super Bowl III and his role in the greatest upset in the history … Read more
Ralph Vacchiano NFL Reporter The two biggest reasons that Eli Manning was a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year were Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI. He came up huge both times he played in the NFL’s ultimate game, and both times his team won. Without those outcomes, he wouldn’t … Read more
Super Bowls can define careers. Perhaps no one knows that better than former Jets quarterback Joe Namath. While he was ahead of his time as far as passing is concerned, Namath probably wouldn’t be in the Hall of Fame if not for Super Bowl III and his role in the greatest upset in the history … Read more
UFC legend Daniel Cormier didn’t pick Alex Pereira for his UFC Male Fighter of the Year, naming featherweight champion Ilia Topuria instead. Topuria knocked out both Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway en route to the featherweight’s summit, and he is one spot below Pereira as the fourth ranked UFC pound-for-pound fighter. 6 Cormier was a … Read more
Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the greatest leadoff man and basestealer in history, has died, the league announced Saturday. He was 65. Historian Bill James once wrote that “if you could split Rickey Henderson in two, you’d have two Hall of Famers.” Henderson is in the inner circle of the inner circle of the Hall … Read more
Natasha Jonas and Lauren Price will fight in a blockbuster all-British world title unification at the iconic Royal Albert Hall on Friday March 7. The pair will headline a historic all-women’s world championship event, entitled as Unstoppable, as the curtain-raiser to the International Women’s Day 2025 global campaign the following day. Jonas will enter as … Read more